Wearing apparel



I. E. HELLER WEARING APPAREL Oct. 24, .1939.

Filed Aug. 5, 1938 '1 57 d 6f 67 BY WMLW A ORNEY.

Patented Oct. 24, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WEARING APPARELApplication August 5, 1938, Serial No. 223,296

1 Claim.

My present invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly tolight outer garments'worn on the upper portion of the body by men andboys. I refer more particularly to what is known as tropical wearwherein, in the clothing industry, the object is to provide for thetrade coats of summer suits that give a maximum of tailored appearanceand a minimum of heat confinement around the body of the wearer. Inother words, the wearer of formal or semi-formal clothes in the hotterdistricts of the south wish, on the one hand, to be comfortable and, .onthe other hand, to be formally dressed. The improvements hereincontained relate to producing an outer coat structure in which theappearance of formal dress is maintained but the comfort of lighter wearthan it appears to be is, as a matter of fact, realized.

To these and other ends, the invention resides in certain improvementsand combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claim at the endof this specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a coat for mens wear constructed inaccordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a much reduced inside view of the same garment with the outershell broken away showing the appearance of the sleeve lining from theinterior of the coat;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2, enlarged to the scale ofFig. 1, showing a shoulder of the sleeve of a mans coat reversed and thecomplete sleeve portion thereof turned inside out to illustrate a pointof the invention, and

Fig. 4 is a detailed diametric section through the sleeve and liningtaken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesame parts.

Accepted outer garment and suit construction for men, particularly thecoat portions thereof, usually involves a complete outer shell, a bodylining and sleeve linings. The sleeve linings are customarily composedof silk, satin or similar closely woven material, not only to resistwear but to enhance the appearance of the interior of the garment,facilitate the insertion and withdrawal of the arms and to inject anelement of luxury in'the general get-up of the coat.

However, such sleeve linings add to the bulk of the garment and arewarm, that is, they conserve and retain the body heat.

In garments designed for tropical wear, by

which is meant light summer mens clothes wherever worn, it is desired toretain this richness of appearance and yet render the clothing as airyas possible. To this end, both body and sleeve linings have largely beendispensed with 5 entirely, interior furnishings being confined tolocalized seam linings or coverings. In the practice of my presentinvention, I accomplish the effect of producing the coat with theappearance of a full sleeve lining, wherever ordinarily visible, whileat the same time freeing the sleeve portion from added covering to thearm of the wearer that might prove uncomfortable in hot climates. Also,the facility with which the arms may be inserted in and removed from thesleeves is prell served and the visible portions of the sleeve interiorsstill have a rich design.

To these ends and referring more particularly to the drawing, Iindicates the shell of a man's suit coat having sleeve openings 2 towhich the outer sleeves 3 are attached. In the connecting seams are sewnsilk or similar linings 4 at the arm pits that extend very briefly intothe sleeves proper. Similarly, at the bottoms and in connection with thecuff portions are short linings 5 that extend only briefly upwardly intothe sleeves so that on the whole, whether the garment is viewedexteriorly or interiorly, the effect is a full sleeve lining. Were theselining parts left as so far described, it is obvious that they wouldbecome displaced at one end or the other or both when the arms of thewearer are inserted or removed. To prevent this and, as aforesaid, togive a light and aerated interior complexion to each sleeve above andbelow the elbow portion thereof, I connect these lining portions 4 and 5with an intermediate lining or stocking 6. This is composed of nettedmaterial having a substantial mesh, as shown, and providing interstitialair spaces that ventilate the sleeve in general. It may be andpreferably is of cotton or other inferior substance which is strong anddurable and actually resists wear in the continued use of the garmentfar beyond the capabilities of the more richly appearing parts 4 and 5to which it is 5 attached.

With the added comfort, it nevertheless decreases the lining costs or,in any event, adds very little to it.

I claim as my invention:

In a garment for tropical wear, the combination with the outer shell ofa coat having the customary sleeve openings and outer sleeves securedtherein, of a short upper section of cloth lining within the sleevestitched in the sleeve 55 cufi opening, and an intermediate length oflining at the elbow portion stitched at the top to the upper section andat the bottom to the lower section, said intermediate section being ofnetted material having a substantial mesh providing 5 interstitial airspaces for ventilating the sleeve.

' ISRAEL E. HELLER,

